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    Market trainee programme

    For finance enthusiasts with communication skills: our Structured Finance Market trainee programme

    Do you want to systematically develop into a finance expert after your studies with a sharper eye on international business? Do you enjoy communication in all its forms and see your future in a customer- and market-oriented position? Then our Structured Finance Market trainee programme is perfect for you! Here, we prepare you over the course of 16 months to actively support existing customers in the loan business and handle their concerns professionally. You will get to know the credit process from initiation to disbursement and explore the interfaces involved within the bank. Immediately after your traineeship, you will assume responsibility for your own portfolio. You will maintain the contractual and personal relationship with our global customers – and work hand in hand with colleagues from other specialist divisions.

    Step by step towards your target position – this is how your trainee programme is designed

    The insights you gain into your future field of work during the 16-month trainee period are comprehensive, intensive and varied. As a graduate trainee, you will go through numerous departments and sectors, get to know the tasks, processes and people there, understand the interrelationships and thus gain a good overview of our business.

    Grafik mit Ablauf Traineeprogramm Markt der KfW IPEX-Bank

    Outlooks ahead: After your trainee programme your career path at KfW-IPEX-Bank starts at the second level

    After successfully completing your trainee programme, you will take on a permanent role in one of our teams, organised according to industry or transport sectors: As a junior portfolio manager, you will be responsible for managing important existing customers and for the execution and portfolio management of complex credit structures from A to Z.

    What we expect of you:

    • You have a degree in a business or economics-related subject, ideally with a focus on banking or financing
    • Optimally, you have gained an initial insight into the working world of a bank or a bank-related industry with practice in export and project financing, the assessment of credit risks, structured finance or hedging instruments (ECA/PRI).
    • Experience abroad has enabled you to develop your intercultural skills.
    • You communicate confidently when speaking and writing in German and English.
    • You are a committed, enthusiastic team player personality with an independent and proactive way of working, who inspires with their enthusiasm and finds solutions where others see problems.

    For you. From us. Your benefits as a graduate trainee at KfW IPEX-Bank

    Lena Bäuchle, Market graduate trainee

    Portrait Lena Bäuchle

    The programme is like a journey through the credit process

    “I had the opportunity to complete internships at KfW, even during my economics studies. These experiences sparked my interest in KfW IPEX-Bank and the trainee programme. The Market trainee programme gives me varied insights into the entire credit process, as I go through various rotations. I was also impressed by the diversity of the sectors in which the bank operates and the exciting investments around the world.

    In the Market trainee programme, I particularly appreciate the close support of customers and projects, which ensures that investments run smoothly. My two placements in portfolio management (PFM) prepare me optimally for my future position. Here I get to know many important interfaces and understand how the different departments work together to achieve the best results for our customers. The international orientation of the programme, in particular the opportunity to gain experience abroad, broadens my horizons and promotes my professional development.

    As a graduate trainee, I already assume responsibility for various process steps and tasks and can thus actively contribute to the success of projects. The trainee programme not only offers exciting challenges, but also the perfect start to my career.

    If you are looking for a varied job that combines teamwork and international perspectives, KfW IPEX-Bank is the right place for you!”

    Let’s shape the future together. Now! If you have any questions about the trainee programme, please contact Jana Scherbaum at +49 (0)69 7431 45505.

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